IMAP The Internet Message Access Protocol or IMAP is one of two of the most prevalent Internet standard protocols for e-mail retrieval, the other being POP3. Virtually all modern e-mail clients and servers support both protocols as a means of transferring e-mail messages from a server, (mt) Media Temple services are no exception.

IP address Internet protocol address. i.e. 123.123.123.123

ISP (Internet Service Provider) An ISP (Internet Service Provider) is a company or business that provides access to the Internet and related services. In the past, most ISPs were run by the phone companies.